South Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, home to about 883 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61564, and parts of 61554 are in South Pekin too.
Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly South Pekin
Mostly Pekin; part is in South Pekin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside South Pekin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)132 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL137 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of South Pekin; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
South Pekin had 996 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 742nd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Tazewell County grew from 33,221 residents in 1900 to 131,343 in 2020.
Tazewell County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peoria Gtr Peoria Ap, IL weather station (11 miles away).
43,738 jobs at 2,772 businesses in Tazewell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by South Pekin SD 137. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| South Pekin Elem SchoolSouth Pekin | Pre-K–8 | 180 | Public | 1.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Pekin, Marquette Heights and North Pekin.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.